Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

He seemed worried about her heading home alone so late.

chatting, seemingly unaffected by his matters,

son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge against Carlene.

said this with lan standing behind

had witnessed her clash

that she would

her have her way. So after she hung

cigarette, his eyes red from the smoke and, in

voice, Maja slowly turned around to see him

the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her with

Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s company

it, and it

at a loss

world. He was ruthless

himself, but when he did, he

on now

through, all her recent efforts

a ferocious wolf, and she was nothing more

cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and blew

the cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a mild one.

uncomfortable, her eyes

her go, looking at her with a hint

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